Shackle for transmission-rope.



PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907. V

J; G. SCOTT. SHACKLE POR TRANSMISSION ROPE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY4, 1907.

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JOHN G. SCOTT, OF GIRARDVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec, 31, 19 07.

Appiicstion filed May 4. 1907. Serial No. 371,878-

necting the ends of rope used as a belt for thetransmission of power, particularly in and relating to coal mines. Usually these rope belts are made in two sections, one long and the other short, so that the short section can be re laced by another one a little shorter or a litte longer to allow for stretching and shrinkage of the belt, according to atmospheric conditions.

The shackles which are employed to connect the ends of the. rope have been frequently liable to be pulled off during the day,

thus causing a sus ension of work until a new shackle .is app ied or the old one replaced and the belt re-connected and thema- .chinery again started. During this time manyof .the hands are idle and as the machinery is also idle, much time is lost.

The object of my inventionis to apply a shackle which shall be strong and simple in construction and which may be quickly applied to the rope without requiring rivets, and which will provide for a pull or tension in line with the center of the rope. To this end the invention consists in the device and the construction thereof, substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

0f the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rope transmission belt having the sections connected by my improved shackles. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of one of my improved shackles attached to the end of a rope. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shackle before. its prongs ro e.

irnilar reference characters indicate the same or similar parts in all of the views.

The body 10 of the shackle is curved to closely fit one side of the rope. I prefer, however, that the said body shall have transverse openings. Extending from each edge of the body and integral therewith, are prongs or fingers 11, the said prongs or fingers alternating with each other lengthwise of the shackle, so that when they are hammered down against the side of the rope opposite the body 10, they will extend past each other so as to practically clamp and bind all portions of the rope. In the form illustrated, the body is formed with transverse openings as at 14, so that the prongs or fingers which are in transverse alinement with such openings will tend, when hammered down firmly, to cause the surface of the rope to bulge somewhat through the openings 14;.

- One end of the body is formed with a loop 12 integral. with the body, and extending in a direction substantially diametrically across one end of the shackle so that when the rope e belt is coupled up, the pull or tension will 1n line with the center of the rope, the pull on the rope being distributed equa ly around the entire surface of the latter.

For many purposes the structure of the bod and oi the prongs or fingers as descri ed, will provide an ample gripping hold on the rope. But sometimes it is desirable to provide additional holding means. To this end, the body is rovided with holes 13 through which wron t nails or wood screws may be driven into the rope to aid in holding it firmly. 1

Referring to Fig. 1, pulleys a are indicated for the rope belt, the latter comprising a lon section b and a short section b. Each en of each rope section is provided with my improved shackle. To connect the shackles, ordinary hook links a are employed. The transmission belt is frequently used, partly or wholl' out of doors, and consequently frequenty ets wet by rain, resulting in shrinka e. en this occurs, the section b is rep aced by a similar section which is a pulleys. By my structure of the alternatin' prongs or fingers passing each other an gripping the rope, 1 am enabled to use quite short bodies and yet enable a firm i to be had on the rope. The shorter the ib y, the

more readily will the shackle pass ropcrly around the pulleys. And as the. en s of the tially diametrically opposite points of the s latter, the pull impartedby the hook links 0 is equally distributed around the end of the to e.

liaving now described my invention, 1 claim 1- 1. A shackle for rope belts comprising a body curved to fit the rope and having fin ers projecting its edges to grasp and fiind the rope on the side opposite the curved body, said fingers alternatingto pass each other in clamping the rope, and a loop diametrically across one end of the body and having both. ends integral with the body.

2. A shackle for-rope belts comprising a body curved to. fit the rope and having transverse openings and having fingers projecting from its edges to grasp and bind the rope on the side opposite the curved body, said finers alternating to pass each other in clam mg the rope, the transverse openings in t e body being in line with one side set of fingers,

and a loop diametrically across one end of the body and having both ends integral with the body. A In testimony whereof I ailix' my signature in presence of two witnesses JOHN G. SCOTT.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR J. BROWN, JOHN G. SCOTT, Jr. 

